What do you do when you encounter a "low talker"?

haha. This is easy for me as I went totally deaf in one ear last Christmas. I just say, "I'm sorry, I can't hear you coz I'm half deaf." Then they slow down, speak up - and talk to me like I'm an idiot :o)

I'm a low talker, too, but I still make other low talkers or other people I can't hear that aren't necessarily low-talkers repeat what they said until I can hear them.
Them: ajsdfbajahs
Me: I can't hear what your saying
Them: asudfjsdahsdf
Me:...... I still can't hear you
Them: afsdafjkhgsdafk
Me:............. I can't hear anything

I've never heard the term "low-talker" before but I know exactly what you mean. It's embarrassing to keep asking someone to repeat themself so you start going by body language and just give whatever reaction you think they want. Bursting out laughing when someone was telling me about how their dad had died has made me think the embarrassment of repetition is probably the safest bet.

Say "WUT!" like lil John until they speak up or run away.

unconsciously mimic them so after awhile the 2 of us are both straining to hear each other and both lip reading, 2 can play that game

I allow myself a few repeats before just giving up and pretending to hear them. Most stubbornly low talkers have already been told that they talk too low, so they shouldn't hold it against you.

Either way, you'd think that constantly having to repeat things would teach them to talk louder....

Ask them to speak up and if they don't just tell them to get a voice. Then I move on.

I agree, it sucks, but then again, they probably hear their own voice as louder then what you hear.

I'm naturally a loud talker, and its frustrating cause my voice sounds too quiet to me, so I think I'm talking too quietly. I try to be nice with asking a low talker to speak up, cause I want to hear what they say, but I know how frustrating it is when someone yells at you for talking too quietly or loudly.

Encountering a low talker sucks! There is this girl who works at a restaraunt that I go to to pick up food and she is always at the counter. She is a low talker and a close talker. I can hardly hear her and I also feel like she is going to kiss me everytime I go in there because she gets so close and in my face lol It's so weird.

After the fifth time saying, "what," I just walk off. If they can't raise their voice, it's obviously not important enough for me to be standing around for.

My wife is often a low talker. I could write a book on this shit. fml.

I chose the "Do I NEED to hear what they say", but I wish I could truly answer "Start jerking off. I bet they'll holler then!" hahaha. That made me laugh. Usually I just ask them to repeat twice and if I still don't understand then either "Mm" in agreement or just laugh, whichever I think (or hope) is the most appropriate.

tell em that maybe theyre better at texting

My golden rule is say 'what' or 'huh' three times. After that its 'Wow' or 'Oh really?' while nodding along...

I am a low-talker, at least at the age I'm currently at. It's extremely annoying for me, I so wish I could have a deep, audible voice. Whenever I try to speak with gusto I just sound like I'm half-shouting, which weirdly doesn't help much.

I dunno what people should do when they can't hear me, moving closer is a good idea, I often stand quite close to people when I'm talking with them.

Don't flip out at "low-talkers" because you can't hear them, it makes me feel less confident and very self-conscious and some people (like me) really can't help it.